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A lake Michigan beauty caught last year on May 20:
and recaptured this year on May 19:
Looks like he/she has been eating good in the past year
Felt really good to recapture a fish in that big "pond"
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Awesome !!!
It is time to get her a skypod
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Just an "atta boy" for Paul and his group from last weekend. We talked with the grounds keeper at your swim this afternoon. He said thanks for the great job you guys did cleaning up after your session. He was VERY impressed with all of you. Now that's the way to spread a bit of goodwill and promote carping! WTG
This partly made my day yesterday.
What else made my day was this
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Despite the nasty weather, I had great time with you guys, the best so far this year for sure
I did lose count of the fish we caught. All I know is when I closed my eyes the night after, I could still hear my Delkim receiver and see that blue light that went off eveytime we started a story
I was catching the fish on bottom bait. The winner was WCB 4Season flavored jumbo corn with grits pack. There is something special about this flavor is cool waters
Larry H and I will be going there tomorrow for more hauling
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Congrats on the 30 !!!
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Isn't that the same guy who said no more BIG fish
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It sure was a great day to fish
I can't wait for next time
Great 23+, Larry
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Haha Teo....yeah, I have yet to catch a HUGE carp
. I jokingly call it "retiring" but in reality what I mean is that, it's very though to go fishing for only bigger fish.....it takes will, determination, time, and know-how (but I think it's mostly will (passion) - not accepting failure as an option). I suppose that I just don't have the mind set for it anymore.I much more prefer to fish for fun now...taking it easy
But who knows, maybe I'll get inspired again one day and pursue that HUGE carp.
Barbel (sorry I do not know your real name),
The reason I said that is we will be missing your big fish stories. I really like the November 2010 one.
Can't wait to read the full article
In Bulgaria in 2001, my buddies and I blanked 7 days in a row, TWICE!!! Then we had a day with 3 30's and a mysterious monster I lost
That's what I love about big fish
Don't "retire", rather work on short session strategy if you don't have the time...
Keep bringing us more good news and big carp moments
Also, that big fish gear you have does not want to get "retired"
Best regards,
Teo
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So you wrote you are retiring from big carp...
Does that that mean you are moving to HUGE carp?
I think you should
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I found this series of videos on youtube.
In this particular part it is interesting how they release a carp and that carp immediately starts feeding by the shore
Look toward the end of the video.
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That must be one of the coolest carp related videos ever
Thanks for sharing!
This footage makes me wonder what happens to the handful of boilies we throw to top off the swim.... do they ever make it to the bottom, hm
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This report details the fish killed when 173 surface acres of the Little Calumet were poisoned in a search for Asian carp. Quite a few species were found and a rather large biomass. Somewhat surprising (to me) was that the largest carp was only 18lbs.
The big carp read the forum and decided to leave before the kill
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+1 lol
After growing up in Colorado, I LOVE not having snow!
Don't get me wrong. I would love NOT to fish in the snow if I had the option to fish in 65-75 degree weather.
We read you Texas anglers are having a blast now
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Teo -- Perhaps you should have some4 flavours and particles in your snowmethod ball Nice touch man -- having Mother Nature helping Carp fishing = priceless
Brid,
I thought about this: snow plugs with goodies just like the Captain's plug he wrote about in the NACA magazine.
Too bad the snow plugs cannot be made at home
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I just fished for first time in the snow last weekend and I want to share a small tip I learned.
If there is snow around you, you can use it to mold it around your hook and hook bait to avoid tangles during the cast.
It holds just fine as you cast and breaks immediately in contact with the water surface .... way faster than a PVA string in the cold water.
Tight lines
Teo
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Congrats Frank!
Not just big, but beautiful carp!
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Awesome ! Top story and angling !!!
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It is almost the end of 2010 and the end of the active season for most of the CARP anglers.
I did a lot of fishing in 2010 and I want to share with you what I consider my most important find-outs this year.
Bait: Pellets and popped-up hookbait is a killer combination in cool water. Pellets and particles is a killer combination in warm water. (Seems to me pellets are somewhat overlooked by US carpers)
Rigs: No carp want to mess with a bloback/d-rig rig.
Tackle: Kryston Mantis is a must have hooklength that will never let you down in any situation.
Future tackle: an underwater thermometer (Reuben Heaton Standard)
Location: In early spring a shallow spot on the north bank of a lake will hold most of the carp population since it gets most sunlight and radiation of the rest of the lake.
Weather: Wind direction and temperature affect the bite the most.
Carp behavior: jumping carp is a good sign. No jumping carp is NOT a bad sign.
I know this is nothing new for the more experienced carpers, but I hope this information helps some catch more carp.
I hope more of you are willing to share some of your find-outs that will help the rest of us plan tackle shopping and improve carp fishing
Tight Lines !
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Oh, well. No matter what the weather or the direction of the wind or the solunar prediction for the day, it should be a good time. Hopefully, at least three participants will catch fish so I can award these medals. Good luck to all!
Great Carp medals, Frank!
The organization is second to none
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Thank you for sharing your experience !
Very inspirational
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On the other hand, the following is probably more true and conveys a better attitude than whining about wind direction:
"I think folks use things like the wind direction, moon phase, river level, current, etc. as excuses for why they didn't catch any fish on a particular outing.
It's a convenient way to explain their lack of success, when the truth of the matter is that there are literally thousands of variables that combine to result in success or failure when fishing.
Wind direction may be one of those variables but it's not the only one, nor is the phase of the moon - just look at the In-Fisherman Master Angler awards where the list the date and moon phase, and you'll see big fish being caught during all lunar periods. Likewise with the wind - folks routinely catch fish during raging gales, dead calm and everything in between, with the wind coming from every direction on the compass.
Just go fishing when you can and do your best to find the fish. Some days you'll tear 'em up and some days you won't."
I recently started looking at the lunar calendar forecasts and immediately scratched it off my worry list.
I looked back in time into successful fishing days to see what the calendar would have predicted.
The day when I caught my PB and many other carp and Paul Sander caught twenty or so fish at the Rowing Canal was supposed to be a blank day according to the lunar calendar. Just imagine if we go fishing negatively tuned because the prediction is bad.
Seems like we should adjust out techniques with the weather, try to make the best out of our fishing and have fun
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Great topic!!! I like your stories and I want to share with you mine:
My name is Teodor Chankov and I am 26. I was born in Bulgaria. I live in Chicago since the spring of 2002.
The first I remember catching was in 1991 and it was a 3lb common carp. This carp hooked my into fishing for life.
I spent my early years mostly float fishing for crucians, roach, tench and perch. Most of the fish could fit in my palm.
The biggest turnover in my fishing life was in 1998. I started working for a fishing tackle store. The owners were two men in their mid twenties and we became friend. The greatest friendship if you ask me. Those two were mad carpers. Thanks to them I started fishing every weekend and learned a lot. For the next couple of years we fished a private lake that only we had access to. I focused entirely on carp. I would mostly fish using a float and light tackle so I could learn landing bigger fish with confidence.
2000 and 2001 were probably the most important for me as far as carp fishing. We moved to very large public reservoirs fishing up to 10 days straight. Our philosophy was location only. We never changed rigs and bait. The only important thing was to find the carp. We would fish close to big submerged structures: trees, and old river beds mostly. Those were the only productive spots. This is when a PB of 37 lbs came with many other good size fish. 2001 was a hell of a year – caught and lost a lot of good fish!
In 2002 my parents and I moved to Chicago. One of my bag was my holdall stuffed with everything I could fit. I immediately started fishing around Chicago. Due to bait and tackle limitations I only stalked carp with sweetcorn and bread.
Later on, I learned about Wacker Baits & Tackle and started buying more serious tackle.
I also fished for other species until this year when I switched to 100% carp fishing.
Today most of my fishing is around Chicago, but I hope I will have the chance to travel around the states, meet more carpers and visit some wild water.
I am happy to be part of CAG and enjoy talking and reading about carp on the forum.
I want to attach a few photos to describe my fishing story:
First brace of Chicago carp in Fall of 2002:
Almost 40in northern pike from Salt Creek:
Walleye from Busse:
A 5+ lb bass from Busse:
Urban Pike:
First Lake Michigan carp:
A Lake Storey pig:
Netting the biggie:
A mirror in the rain:
A balloon over Lake Storey (almost dipped in it
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Sunset over Lake Storey:
A Lake Michigan beauty:
Fall 2010:
Tight lines to those who love carp fishing and protect and release the carp species
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Great catching and results, Paul ! Beautiful pictures, too
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I believe the Black Amur is neither an White Amur, nor a Black Carp.
I read a couple years ago that the world record is about 200lbs and the fish was 6' long.
Really want to see it!!!!!
This is a photo of the official White Amur World Record that came from Bulgaria
RESPECT to those anglers !!!
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A 25-0 from WI from last weekend: